VIM vs Lava Crew
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VIM
Defend your star by destroying incoming obstacles and expand your galaxy. Enjoy a simple yet engaging space adventure.
- Protect your star
- Destroy obstacles
- Build your galaxy
- Engaging gameplay
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- Protect your star - Destroy the obstacles - Build your galaxy as big as you can - Enjoy! ;)
Lava Crew
Survive an onslaught of lava beasts as the last planetary surveyor. Test your lightning-fast reflexes in this classic 2D arcade action game. Can you hold out against the endless horde and discover the epilogue?
- Overhead 2D arcade action
- Intense finger-flicking reflexes
- Endless horde of Lava Beasts
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Unlockable epilogue
- Fair gameplay mechanics
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In the year 2124, you are the sole survivor of a team of elite planetary surveyors, tasked with stabilizing newly formed planets for habitation. The problem is, you have nothing but a few moss clumps, a pool of water, and your own lightning fast reflexes standing between you and an endless hoard of Lava Beasts bent on your destruction! How long can YOU hold out? Featuring classic, overhead 2D, arcade-action, requiring seriously extreme finger-flicking reflexes! This is NOT a game for people who content themselves with playing Solitaire! Thou hast been warned! Completely fair gameplay. No unfair advantage given to the enemy, in higher difficulties. Every difficulty is a new game unto itself, with different music, more levels, and different challenges to face. This is a game of true finger-swiping endurance! Beat the highest difficulty, to see the Epilogue and discover what rewards await you, for completing the game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lava Crew at 100% against VIM's 50%. Lava Crew also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5). VIM's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. VIM sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lava Crew sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lava Crew holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: VIM has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of VIM's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lava Crew's.
VIM ships an update every 2 months, Lava Crew every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VIM | Lava Crew |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 274 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noor Creative, LLC | Martin Antell |
Customer experience
VIM
Lava Crew
In-app purchases
VIM
- VIM Premium$1.99
Lava Crew
- 3 save slots$0.99
- 10 save slots$1.99
- 20 save slots$2.99
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- 40 save slots$4.99
